Arlene Foster demanded the changes to the backstop. Now this disarray threatens what her party holds most dear – the UK
On Wednesday, when Westminster was turning spectacular disarray up to 11, Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist party, was in two places at the same time. One was Washington DC. The other was a sea of tranquillity. Her message was that no doubt the universe was unfolding as it should: “Brexit is only two weeks away. When you come to the end of a negotiation, that’s when you really start to see the whites of people’s eyes and you get to the point of a deal.
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